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Stamp Tax Uproar
The British started to tax the colonists for all paper products or things made out of paper then put a stamp on them when the tax was paid. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
The treaty marked the end of the French and Indian war. British gained control of the Ohio river valley. -
Sugar Act
First law passed by Parliament to raise revenue for the crown from colonies. Increased duty on sugar from the West Indies. -
Quartering Act
Required colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. This renewed the anger of the colonists. -
Stamp Tax
It aimed to raise revenue to support the new military force.
It mandated the use of stamped paper or affixing of stamps, certifying tax payment. -
Sons of Liberty
Sons of liberty were created to help protest and get rid of the taxes and the unfair treatment to the colonists from the royal crown. -
Parliament Repeals
Parliament repeals the stamp act and there is no more tax on paper products. -
Declitory Act
Declitory Act was passed right after the stamp act was lifted. The declitory act basically gave Britain the last say on any laws or changes. -
Townshend Acts
Imposed a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. Was an indirect customs duty payable at American ports
Colonists refused any taxes without representation. -
British Regiments
The first British regiments were sent to the colonies to enforce the laws and stop tea from being smuggled into the colonies. -
Yes Men
King George finally is trying to assert his monarchy in the colonists and asserts a yes men, or Lord North. -
Boston Massacre
The British opened fire on the colonists after a small protest that turned violent very quickly. Only 5 colonists were killed during the incident. -
Committee of Correspondence
The first committee of correspondence is created and then 80 more small towns are soon to follow doing the same thing. -
Virginia Takes Charge
Virginia is the first colony to take full charge of the committee of correspondence and dictate what they will do next. -
British Tea Empire Crashing
The British had over 17 million pounds of unsold tea and now the companies started to go bankrupt as no one from the colonies was buying the tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Over 100 Boston colonists dressed up like Indians and raided the British ships and smashed over 342 chests of tea and threw them in the Boston harbor. -
Parliament Passes Intolerable Act
This allows the, to have the last say and let them quarter troops in houses when ever they feel like it is needed. Also limits meetings that can be held by the town hall. -
First Continental Congress
It met in Philadelphia to redress grievances.
12 of 13 colonies (except Georgia) sent 55 men: S. Adams, J. Adams, G. Washington, P. Henry. -
British make moves towards Concord
Muskets were gathered and men began to drill openly.
British commander in Boston sent troops to Lexington and Concord to seize stores of gunpowder. -
Battle of Lexington
The official day that the war started was when a line of colonists were not going to let the British past and one British man fired nobody knowing who it was this being now known as the shot heard around the world.
